Past application of the gravity gradient concept to satellite attitude control produced attitude stabilities of from 1 to 10 degrees. The satellite members were rigigly interconnected and any motion in one part of the satellite would cause motion in all members. This experience has restricted gravity gradient stabilization to applications that need attitude stability no better than 1 degree. A gravity gradient technique that combines the flexible tether with an active control that will allow control stability much better than 1 degree is proposed. This could give gravity gradient stabilization much broader application. In fact, for a large structure like a space station, it may become the preferred method. Two possible ways of demonstrating the techniques using the Tethered Satellite System (TSS) tether to control the attitude of the shuttle are proposed. Then a possible space station tether configuration is shown that could be used to control the initial station. It is then shown how the technique can be extended to the control of space stations of virtually any size.


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    Titel :

    Application Number 3: Using Tethers for Attitude Control


    Beteiligte:
    Muller, R. M. (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1985-03-01


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :



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